Today we made baskets in the workshop. The base was made out of cardboard. First the children colored the bottom and after that they wove wool through the sides. A handle to carry the basket was very nice as well said the girls. When there was a little bit time left some of the baskets were decorated with little bells and glitter. Another succesfull afternoon with beautiful results!

Yesterday our family visited an uncle and aunt of mine. They run a glass studio (Glasatelier ANS) and yesterday we attended a workshop “stained-glass”. We have had a great day. We were busy all day; first practise with glass cutting, then make a design and finally the real thing. The lead profiles had to be cut, glass cut to size and everything put together like a puzzle. There had to be soldered, sanded and patinated. Accept for the soldering the children have done everything myself. Hats off to them because it was quite a long day and a lot of work. And all four of us are so proud of the result!

This week it is Spring holiday over here. Normally I never plan a workshop during the holidays but when I was making the new list I hadn’t written the holidays in my agenda yet. For those who stayed at home during the holiday there was the opportunity to create something fun anyway. It wasn’t unnoticed! With ten children we have cut an animal out of soapstone. It makes some mess but what fun it is to do! There was a lot of grating, filing and sanding. Eventually, when all creatures were beautifully smooth, the “magic moment” came. The moment I bring the bare stone to life by putting a layer of oil on it. It is then comes that the drawing of the stoneware comes out and that always delivers the lots of oh’s and ah’s on. At five o’clock ten happy children went home with a beautiful animal.

Last Saturday was Valentine’s day. The Wednesday before the children decorated a cute heart shaped box in the workshop. Because some wanted to give the box to their mother I did not post the photos yet. There are true works of art made, some of the boxes are even decorated omn

Today it was very nice again in the workshop! With seven children I have decorated display boxes (I haven’t got a clue what the official translation of “letterbak” is) in the form of houses. Unfortunately I had only six and Olaf also wanted to participate so very much. I still had an old display box from my childhood and that was the one he was allowed to decorate. It all became very colorful again!